A rain gutter is to be constructed from a metal sheet of width 30 cm by bending up one-third of the sheet on each side through an angle 0. How should 0 be chosen so that the gutter will carry the maximum amount of water? E 10 cm -– 10 cm →- 10 cm radians

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A rain gutter is to be constructed from a metal sheet of width 30 cm by bending up one-third of the sheet on each side through an angle
0. How should 0 be chosen so that the gutter will carry the maximum amount of water?
- 10 cm – 10 cm – 10 cm
radians
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